If you see any email that stops you cold, suggesting you’ve been caught in the act, do not engage, do not reply, do not open ...

Windows users can protect themselves from falling victim to ongoing “hack your own password” attacks by doing these three ...

Hackers have figured out how to hijack WhatsApp accounts without cracking the messaging app’s encryption, security researchers have warned.The so-called GhostPairing scam takes advantage of legitimate ...

A new cyber threat called the GhostPairing scam is putting WhatsApp users at serious risk. Hackers are misusing WhatsApp's ...

The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.

A Brookfield man is charged in what federal prosecutors described as a "Phantom Hacker Scam." He and others are accused of conspiring to launder more than $1 million from elderly victims in multiple ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s one of the most intricate scams out there. The FBI is warning people to be wary of the “phantom hacker,” which they say is significantly impacting senior citizens. Two-thirds ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Get ready for the newest hacker scam in which you’re not actually hacked at all. The person on the other end has convinced you that you have been scammed and that’s when the ...

The Phantom Hacker Scam has stolen over $1 billion since 2024, preying mostly on seniors’ retirement savings. Scammers use a three-step playbook — fake tech support, phony bank checks, and government ...

Crypto-related thefts in 2025 amounted to $3.4 billion in losses, according to a Chainalysis report, which includes North ...

State officials are warning about a three-tiered scam that has already stolen $1 billion from seniors' bank and retirement accounts nationwide, including in New York State. New York Attorney General ...